On Saturday, February 13, BudgetLA hosts Julie Butcher, the Regional Director of the SEIU for a “Look for the Union Label” presentation that addresses the city’s budget crisis, the calls for pension reform, and the opportunities to work together to establish immediate, short-term and long-term solutions that benefit everybody.

Butcher is a long time SEIU labor leader and a familiar face to those at City Hall as well as those in the neighborhood council system. She is credited with being an outspoken proponent of grassroots solutions to the systemic problems that plague our city system and this promises to be the public discussion that the public needs if we are to partner in the future of Los Angeles.

Further to the LA neighborhood council responsibility to advise on the deliver of city services, General Managers Bill Robertson of Street Services and Jon Kirk Mukri of Recreation and Parks will present their perspective on the mandate to reduce staff, operate more efficiently, and to reduce operating costs.

BudgetLA supports the activities of several neighborhood council groups, all working together to pursue solutions to LA’s Budget Crisis. Participants include the Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Coalition, the Saving Los Angeles project, the Valley Alliance of Neighborhood Councils, the Mayor’s Budget Advisory Committee and representatives from neighborhood councils throughout the city.

For more information visit http://BudgetLA.org where you will find a Calendar of upcoming events, the Speakers Bureau, an archive of BudgetLA videos and links to individual neighborhood councils. Join BudgetLA on Facebook and follow BudgetLA on Twitter (@BudgetLA) To get involved, join BudgetLA on Saturday, February 13 at 10:00 am for “Look for the Union Label”  at Hollywood City Hall, 6501 Fountain Ave., Hollywood 90028.